Widlitz, Patricia M.

First took office January 1995
Term ends January 2013

State Rep. Patricia M. Widlitz

D, 98th District

Widlitz, Patricia M.

Contact:

Patricia.Widlitz@cga.ct.gov
Official Website
Twitter
860-240-8585

Education:

B.S., Central Connecticut State University

Committees:

Finance, Revenue & Bonding (chair), Banks, Public Health

District Town(s):

Branford, Guilford

Occupation:

Legislator

Quicklinks:

2010 Election

Campaign Expenditures:

$27,642. Widlitz participated in the state's public campaign financing program.

General Election Results:

Cindy Cartier (Republican)4,845(45.2%)
Patricia M. Widlitz (Democratic)5,866(54.8%)

Primary Election Results:

0(0%)

Election History

Widlitz was elected in 1994, succeeding Democrat Janet C. Poss. In 2008, she was unopposed. In 2010, she won 54 percent of the vote against Republican challenger Cindy Cartier.

Background

A former high school math teacher, Widlitz has been involved in elective politics since 1982, when she took a seat on the Guilford Board of Education, then served for six years on the Board of Selectman.

She will become co-chair of the Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee, the legislature's tax-writing body, in the 2011 session. She previously served as deputy majority leader.

Widlitz's official bio has some maternal bragging on her two daughters, a psychiatrist and an MBA working in finance. A fun fact she leaves out: her son-in- law is actor Al Sapienza, a hit man for Uncle Junior on "The Sopranos."

Financial Disclosure

2009: Widlitz has a partnership interest in a family-owned company, which reported rental and other income. Her husband, Gary Widlitz, has extensive business interests, including real estate and two car dealerships.She and her husband own a home in Guilford. They also own an apartment in New York City and are part-owners of properties in East Hampton, East Lyme, Westbrook, the Dayville section of Killingly and Pompano Beach, Fla.They reported owning four IRA accounts worth more than $5,000.Widlitz filed a confidential addendum listing any debts in excess of $10,000. She declined to waive confidentiality, as allowed by law.A note on financial disclosure: Every spring, officials are required to disclose the ownership of real estate, the source of any income exceeding $1,000 in the previous calendar year and securities worth more than $5,000.

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